Clayton Kershaw
Retired
Clayton Kershaw
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Kid K
Birthdate:
March 19, 1988 (38 y, 10 m, 13 d)
Born In:
Dallas, TX, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'3"/207
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 2014 None (MLB)
2013 None (MLB)
2011 None (MLB)
MVP / Batter of the Year 2014 None (MLB)
All-Star 2023 None (MLB)
2022 None (MLB)
2019 None (MLB)
2017 None (MLB)
2016 None (MLB)
2015 None (MLB)
2014 None (MLB)
2013 None (MLB)
2012 None (MLB)
2011 None (MLB)
Gold Glove 2011 - P None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 59 41.1 26.3
Grey Ink 164 197.5 151.0
HoF Standard 61 49.0 45.4
WAR 79.8 70.9 58.9
WAR7 50.9 47.6 38.1
JAWS 65.3 59.2 48.5
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Curt Schilling R 839
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
2010 18 1
2011 11 7
2012 14 3
2019 15 1
Year GS Rank
2011 33 4
2012 33 1
2013 33 2
2015 33 1
Year W Rank
2011 21 1
2013 16 3
2014 21 1
2015 16 6
2017 18 1
2019 16 3
2020 6 4
2023 13 8
Year L Rank
2025 13 10
Year Win % Rank
2011 0.808 2
2013 0.640 9
2014 0.875 1
2015 0.696 5
2017 0.818 2
2019 0.762 3
2023 0.722 4
Year IP Rank
2011 233.1 3
2012 227.2 2
2013 236.0 2
2015 232.1 1
Year BF Rank
2011 912 6
2012 901 3
2013 908 3
2015 890 3
Year HR Rank
2019 28 8
Year BB Rank
2009 91 3
2010 81 7
Year K Rank
2010 212 5
2011 248 1
2012 229 2
2013 232 1
2014 239 3
2015 301 1
2017 202 8
Year WP Rank
2009 11 6
2013 12 6
2015 9 8
2018 10 5
Year ERA Rank
2009 2.790 5
2010 2.907 9
2011 2.276 1
2012 2.530 1
2013 1.831 1
2014 1.770 1
2015 2.131 3
2017 2.314 1
2019 3.028 7
Year BABIP Rank
2009 0.273 10
2011 0.273 8
2012 0.266 4
2013 0.254 3
2015 0.283 9
2017 0.269 5
2019 0.266 6
Year WHIP Rank
2011 0.977 1
2012 1.023 1
2013 0.915 1
2014 0.857 1
2015 0.882 3
2017 0.949 2
2019 1.043 7
Year H/9 Rank
2009 6.263 1
2010 7.047 4
2011 6.711 1
2012 6.720 1
2013 6.254 2
2014 6.308 2
2015 6.314 3
2017 6.994 3
2019 7.318 7
Year BB/9 Rank
2013 1.983 9
2014 1.407 4
2015 1.627 5
2017 1.543 2
2019 2.069 10
Year CG Rank
2011 5 3
2012 2 4
2013 3 3
2014 6 1
2015 4 1
2016 3 3
2017 1 5
Year SHO Rank
2010 1 8
2011 2 2
2012 2 2
2013 2 1
2014 2 3
2015 3 1
2016 3 1
Year BB (Low) Rank
2014 31 4
2015 42 10
2017 30 1
2019 41 8
Year Hits (Low) Rank
2009 119 1
2010 160 5
2011 174 10
2014 139 2
2015 163 8
2017 136 3
2019 145 7
Year HR (Low) Rank
2009 7 1
2010 13 8
2011 15 10
2013 11 3
2014 9 1
2015 15 10
Year WAR Rank
2009 4.7 9
2010 5.2 6
2011 7.5 2
2012 6.1 1
2013 7.6 1
2014 8.1 1
2015 9.2 1
2016 6.8 3
2017 4.9 5
Year W (Low) Rank
2009 8 2
Year L (Low) Rank
2009 8 9
2011 5 2
2014 3 1
2015 7 3
2017 4 1
2019 5 3
Year rWAR Rank
2009 5.7 10
2010 5.7 10
2011 8.2 2
2012 7.6 1
2013 9.6 1
2014 8.6 1
2015 8.8 3
2016 7.3 4
2017 7.1 2
2018 4.7 10
2019 5.7 8
2023 5.1 6